Meaning: "especially" means mainly or more than other things here.

Wrong options:

• especialy: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "especially". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: leadership

Explanation: You hear "politics and leadership, due". After "and" the sentence needs a word for a thing.

Meaning: "leadership" means roles where people take charge.

Wrong options:

• leadship: It leaves out the "er". Check the letters: "leadership". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: position

Explanation: Listen for "higher position in the". The phrase shows "higher" before it, so the word names a thing.

Meaning: "position" means a job level or role.

Wrong options:

• postion: It leaves out the "i". Write "position". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: imaginary

Explanation: On the recording you hear "the imaginary barrier that". You need a describing word, it ends in ary.

Meaning: "imaginary" means not real or only in idea.

Wrong options:

• imaginry: It leaves out the "a". Write "imaginary". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• imagined: "imagined" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "imaginary", which ends in "ary".

Correct answer: best

Explanation: Listen again to "getting the best jobs in". It comes before "jobs", so you need a word showing the top quality.

Meaning: "best" means the highest or top quality.

Wrong options:

• bst: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "best". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• better: This is a different form that does not show the top level the sentence needs.

Correct answer: rules

Explanation: Here you hear "official rules to prevent them". After "official" the sentence needs a word for things and more than one.

Meaning: "rules" means official instructions or limits.

Wrong options:

• rulles: It adds an extra "l". Write "rules". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• roles: This is a different word with a different meaning from what the sentence needs.